Israel's strategic challenges in the Middle East
By: Ehud Eilam
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137484321
Subjects: Foreign relations; Israel; Military policy; Strategic aspects; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
Description: "This book examines Israel's strategic and military challenges in the Middle East, especially with regard to Syria and Iran, highlighting the relevance of past lessons from both the Cold War and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Ehud Eilam analyzes Israel's position toward Iran's nuclear project, the relationship between Israel and the United States, the struggle over the Golan Heights, and Israel's maneuvering between Hamas and the Palestinian authority.  Other chapters examine the implications of the unrest in Egypt, the war in Libya, and the war in Syria, including Syria's chemical weapons program"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction 1. Israel, Arabs and Iran 2. Iran's allies: Hezbollah, Syria and Russia 3. Iran and Israel's Historical Foes 4. The United States, Israel and Iran 5. The Alliances between the United States, Israel and Others 6. The Civil War in Syria 7. Syria's Chemical Weapons 8. The Fight on the Golan Heights 9. Israel and the Palestinians 10. The Uncertainty about Egypt 11. Egypt and Israel and the War in Libya in 2011 Conclusion.